Leo Kalyan: International Showcase Fund (SXSW)
Leo Kalyan
Two years ago, London-based Leo Kalyan uploaded a refix of Duke Dumont’s Need U (100%) and Jessie Ware’s Running to Soundcloud. Anchored around his own delicate vocals, it popped up online for the purest of reasons; because making it was fun and it was the result of Kalyan teaching himself to produce. Notoriety soon followed with a number of blogs soon picking up on the then new unknown artist / producer topping the HypeMachine chart.
From the Karma Kid and MNEK collaboration Over You, to the recently released Silver Linings EP which featured lead track ‘Fingertips’ reaching the top of the Spotify worldwide viral charts and being added to the BBC 1Xtra playlist – his is a sound that luxuriates patiently, washing over you in its own time. The funding awarded by PRSF will allow Leo Kalyan to play the prestigious SXSW festival and sort after slot at the BBC Introducing, 1Xtra & PRSF showcase at a pivotal point in his career and act as a launch pad for his new single and his future as a recording artist.
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